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Voting and Campaign Transparency w/ Asm. Sabrina Cervantes

Policy Chats

In 2021, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted by a vote of 4 to 1 to adopt a Supervisorial district map for the 2020 round of redistricting that was really fraught with a lot of controversy. That means it dilutes the Latino voting power and their capacity to elect a representative of their choice.

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Asm. Sabrina Cervantes: Voting and Campaign Transparency

Policy Chats

In 2021, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted by a vote of 4 to 1 to adopt a Supervisorial district map for the 2020 round of redistricting that was really fraught with a lot of controversy. That means it dilutes the Latino voting power and their capacity to elect a representative of their choice.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Kazis, former Legal Fellow at the Furman Center and Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, in the series introduction to “Learning from Land Use Reforms.” Researchers found preliminary evidence that these laws had their intended effect. million units.

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How AWS supports the 10th anniversary of National Voter Registration Day with digital tools for civic engagement

AWS Public Sector Blog

Founded in 2012, National Voter Registration Day is an annual civic holiday on which the nation focuses on registering Americans to exercise their most basic right – the right to vote. million Americans have registered to vote on the holiday. Read on to learn more about how organizations use AWS to make it simple to register to vote.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

” 4 Starting nearly half a century ago, antitrust law in the U.S. ” Two, as several government officials told me, issues related to subverted price competition in housing and mortgage markets generally have little, if any, impact on election voting outcomes. Naturally, those opposing reform often exploit these fears.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," (2021) -- " St. Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," (2021) -- " Revisiting St. Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program? Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program?

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DC's crime bill overturned by Congress

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

-- " Senate votes to block controversial DC crime bill ," CNN I haven't written a blog entry on this, just comments, and comments on Washington Post article. In this case, how the law would be perceived in the world of public opinion, and the competition between Republicans and Democrats. This letter to the editor (" The D.C.